Oh! And also!

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Ivan's brother Jeff (or, I guess, Geoffrey) is coming to his first Pennsic this year and staying for five days. He got involved in the SCA mostly because of fencing and currently has exactly one set of garb. We're also hoping that perhaps he'll be able to meet a nice, annonomous, not-crazy girl at Pennsic.

We'll be providing his tent, and his food, but we tried yesterday to make him a list of other stuff he might need for a five day stay at Pennsic.

What are your standard suggestions for very-new people for their first Pennsic? What wisdom of yours (packing list related or general) can we share with him?

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My first Pensic, what saved me was a means of escape. I love the SCA, but Pensic is overwhelming to the point of being almost scary sometimes. With so much to do, and so many distractions. I brought one of my favorite books with me, and made a point of spending at least a little time each day alone with it.

People watching is an underrated activity.


Those are the only two things I can think of that others haven't said, except that I met several anonymous non crazy girls there. It probably helps that I wasn't looking. :)